Category Archives: One-Mike Recording

New Song: “Bury the Lead” One-Miker

Posted on 11/24/2009 by danzp

Bury The Lead [One Mike Demo] This is a song I’ve been chipping away at for what seems like forever but is probably more like a year. I definitely pictured it as a grand recording, with an anthemic twin-guitar outro, … Continue reading →

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New Song: “The Oldies Station” One-Miker

Posted on 09/07/2009 by danzp

The Oldies Station Just recorded the basic tracks for a full-on rocking version of this (notes here), but it’s also come into its own as a solo piece, so I thought I’d get down a one-mike demo of it. As … Continue reading →

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“When You Were Young” One-Miker

Posted on 05/13/2009 by danzp

The Killers are, to me, like the new Smashing Pumpkins. In interviews, Brandon Flowers always high-wires that line between plain- and endearingly-pretentious, just like Our Man Corgan. Also like the Pumpkins, his band can mine a startling directness–usually in their … Continue reading →

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“Somebody’s Baby” and “Spirit of 91″ One-Mikers

Posted on 04/20/2009 by danzp

Weekend before last, after Scott and I were done recording his Monologue Bombs demos, we captured our acoustic take on Jackson Browne’s “Somebody’s Baby.” Scott thinks I’m obsessed with that song, but it really does suit our vocal blend well, … Continue reading →

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